The Gatekeepers: Inside Israel's Internal Security Agency

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The companion to the Oscar-nominated documentary, an unparalleled look inside Israel's security establishment.

InThe Gatekeepers,which is based on extensive and lengthy interviews conducted to produce the award-winning film of the same name, six former heads of the Shin Bet speak with unprecedented candor on how they handled the toughest and tensest moments of their lives; on matters of life and death; on the missions they were involved in; on the historic opportunities for a better future that were missed by the leaders under whom they served, and the scars each of them bears until this very day.
The Gatekeepersis a piercing and cruel self-examination of Israel's security establishment and of a nation that has lived by its sword for so many years but has lost its faith in its ability to lay it down.

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Dror Moreh is an Israeli cinematographer and director. His film The Gatekeepers was nominated for Best Documentary Feature at the 85th Academy Awards. He lives in Jerusalem, Israel.

Ambassador Dennis Ross (Preface) is counselor and William Davidson Distinguished Fellow at The Washington Institute for Near East Policy. Prior to returning to the Institute in 2011, he served two years as special assistant to President Obama and National Security Council senior director for the Central Region, and a year as special advisor to Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton.

Yael Schonfeld Abel (Translator) is a literary translator whose English-to-Hebrew translations include novels by Hilary Mantel, Joyce Carol Oates and Terry McMillan, among many others. She has also translated a variety of nonfiction books on topics including psychology, personal growth and spirituality.